Fisher News

04/08/2025 - The M.S. in Nursing program in the Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher University was ranked No. 34 the nation, according to the annual U.S. News and World Report’s Best Grad Schools ranking.

04/07/2025 - The 71st Commencement is just over a month away, and this year, the University utilized a campus-wide student speaker nomination process. The process garnered 70 individual nominations for more than 30 undergraduate and graduate students.

04/07/2025 - Andrew Ortolani, a criminology and criminal justice major minoring in media and communication, is this week’s featured senior in the “Countdown to Commencement” series. He was nominated by Jen Salmon, associate director of student academic support.

04/07/2025 - A new $600,000 gift to the Wegmans School of Pharmacy will continue to support scholarships and technology for incoming students to the Doctor of Pharmacy program.

04/04/2025 - As part of Fisher’s commitment to community-engaged learning, Dr. Monica Hodis, associate professor in the School of Business, brought students from her social media marketing class on an educational field trip to Mercy Flight Central, a non-profit organization that provides life-saving air medical services.

04/02/2025 - St. John Fisher University has been accepted into the National College Athlete Honor Society as the New York Beta Eta Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma (XAΣ), which recognizes student-athletes from accredited four-year institutions who excel athletically and academically. Chi Alpha Sigma is a certified member of the Association of College Honor Societies.

04/02/2025 - Assistant professors from St. John Fisher University’s Wegmans School of Nursing Dr. Desiree’ M. Branson, former president of The Nurse Practitioner Association (NPA), and Dr. Henry Moscicki, NPA President-Elect, are in pursuit of breaking down barriers in support of nurse practitioners in New York State.

04/01/2025 - In a weeklong series of entrepreneurial events hosted by the School of Business at St. John Fisher University, a winner floated to the surface of the Fish Tank competition. Brennan Conn, a first-year business major, earned the $3,000 prize for his business start-up idea, Challkbar, a product designed to ease rock climbing in gyms.

03/31/2025 - As snowy winter turns to sunny spring, construction crews continue to transform Lavery Library into a new, modern space, both inside and out.

03/31/2025 - Emily Austin, a graduate student in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy, is this week's featured student in the “Countdown to Commencement” series. She was nominated by Dr. Lipika Chablani, an associate professor at the School of Pharmacy.